Sustainable Construction - Holcim Forum - Basic Needs

Holcim Forum 2004: "Basic Needs"

Working group 5


Working groups Learning environments - deficiency of resources Education is the key to overcoming poverty and enabling people to excel as citizens. Commonly confronted with a deficiency of means, educational systems have compromised on their objectives. The requirements of schools and other educational institutions, whether public or private, are multi-layered. Needs range from acquiring common skills to vocational training, from health and social education, promoting awareness of the natural and built context to raising ethical standards. Constructions must meet the requirements of tomorrow's learning environment. Moderator: Prof. Reed Kroloff, Tulane University School of Architecture, New Orleans, USA Statements: Joe Osoe Addo, architect, Ghana Education or indoctrination? the vestiges of the colonial experiment in Ghana (PDF, 57KB) Sarah Graham, architect, USA Children's Museum of Los Angeles (PDF, 38KB) Prof. Stephen Siu Yu Lau, University of Hong Kong, China Action plan to deal with the deficiency of resources for learning environments (PDF, 84KB) Ass. Prof. Vanderley M John, University of São Paulo, Brazil Learning environments in a sustainable world (PDF, 38KB)